VUS Historical Figures

5. Abolitionist and key figure in the Underground Railroad.
7. Twenty-sixth President known for his progressive policies and conservation efforts.
9. Industrialist and philanthropist, founder of Standard Oil, and considered the wealthiest American of all time.
11. Prominent abolitionist and editor of the anti-slavery newspaper The Liberator.
13. Fifth President and creator of the Monroe Doctrine.
14. Founder of the American Red Cross and a pioneering nurse during the Civil War.
19. "Father of the Constitution" and fourth President.
20. Author of the Declaration of Independence
21. Journalist and activist who led an anti-lynching crusade.
22. First President and commander-in-chief during the American Revolution.

1. Women's rights activist and organizer of the Seneca Falls Convention.
2. Confederate general and commander of the Army of Northern Virginia during the Civil War.
3. Educator and leader in the African American community, advocating for vocational education.
4. Supreme Court Chief Justice who established judicial review.
6. Former enslaved person, leading abolitionist, and influential writer and speaker.
8. Union general who led the North to victory in the Civil War and later became the eighteenth President.
10. Founding Father and a key figure in securing French support during the Revolution.
11. Civil rights activist and co-founder of the NAACP, advocating for full civil rights and higher education for African Americans.
12. Industrialist and philanthropist who led the expansion of the American steel industry.
15. Sixteenth President, led the U.S. during the Civil War, and issued the Emancipation Proclamation.
16. Inventor and businessman known for his work on the electric light bulb and phonograph.
17. Leading figure in the women's suffrage movement.
18. Seventh President, known for his populist approach and the Indian Removal Act.